Folding table and bench



Dec. l2, 1930. M. MAES AFOLDING TABLE AND mamon- Filed Aug. 10, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l v nj FOLDING TABLE AND BENCHy Filed Aug. lO, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 N T OFFICE l f f-fMreHEL Mans orcrNcINNA'rI, 10H10, A

.spp'ucatign meeneemt 10,'.1-928. Vseriai No. 298,674. f

, This invention relates toafolding 4bench"'upperV edge ofaperture V13.` `One `'leaf on and in particular7 to that type which is hinged 1 hinges-17 and 1'8's` Llishaped and so Xed upon at its endin a' stationary position orztoa sta" link member 16`as tosupportthe latter whenv tionary.article7 such asa cabinet.` and which `the bench` islowered. l n 5 can be perpendicularly 'folded to occupy :a The benchasshown ismounted upon-acabe5 `minimum of space. inet door V 19.l Spaced*transverse'blocks 2O*` An object of thefinventionis to'provide a and 21 are secured-l upon the inner side "of .i l

' device of theclass described whichissimple, doorA 19 adjacentthe vlowerfend thereof. l

inexpensive and eticientf`- Spaced vertical rods 22v are fixed between is Another obj ect is-to provide such a device the block 20 and the b'lo'ck21f. Bearings 23,;`

with an improved co-operation of parts as`V vreciprocally mounted upon rods 22, are fixed regards its use with a cabinet. e `j to the outer face of support 9'.

` These and other objects are attained by "Ends 24 and 25 of seat member 8 are the meansl described herein and illustrated in rounded foff alongv their "upper` transverse' ceA ` l lfthe accompanying drawings, in which 'edges `A End 24 overhangs blockl 2O when the c5 l Fig. 1 isa plan view of the under side of bench is lowered. Upon raising of the bench, the bench in a folded position and mountedV end 2li seats upon Vblock 2O and further upupon the inner sid'eof ,a cabinet door. ward movement oi` seat 8 actuates' support 9 F ig. 2 is a view on line 2%2 of Fig. 1. r upwardly upon the slidable bearings23. The,

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2G V Fig. 3 is a side Velevational view of the bevelingofend`24-prevents hindrance that 7o f bench in its operative position andmounted would 'otherwise occur in the leverage actiOlz'" asinFig-1. A,

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Fig. l is a view on line of 3. In'the folded benchQshownin llligsifllan-"cl` 2,Vv Fig. 5 is a View 'on liney 5-'5 of Fig. 4l. lse'at 8 lies adjacent door i19, enfd'i241 beingY i 25 The bench as hereinshown isparticularly Vseated end'wise upon block 20`an'd supports'l'l adapted. for use with a so-called combination `'and 10 4hang downwardly from seat 8: with set in vwhich a table andV side benches are link member llying in theplan'e just outside hinged to and capable ofbeingfolded up f that `of the supports. The lower end 'oflsupwithin a cabinet. The table is usuallyhinged port 9, it will be seen, is held wellaboveits :o within the cabinetproper and the benches normal contact pointV with the floor. so Y similarly secured to the inner side ofthe cabf A suitable latch memberr 26 `is soplfa'ced inet doors, so that all three 'can be enclosed upon door 19 as 4to c-operate with seatSin and hidden from view within thercabine'tY retaining therbench in VVVa folded fposition v when not in use. I` against vdoor- 19.V Seat 8 is suppliedwith y Voodis the material preferably usedv'in handle 27.f i n U making thcbench. Seat member 8v has sup- `lt is to benoted that the useof longer bearports 9 and 10 hinged to its underside.` Supings 23 anda greater spacing o f "hingesl ports 9 and 10 have legs f11 and apertures 12 from end 24' will permit support 9 Ato be and 13 at their lower ends, aperture,` 13 be raised toa greater height,wlien thebench is fic ing` cut more deeply than aperture 12. V,Offset folded. v 1 i A link member 16 extends longitudinally betureV such astheb'enchl A :bench when infer Vhinges 14 secure support 9 to the under side .The fact is likewise tbe emphasized that of seat member 8 adjacentone end thereof. 45acomparativelylightandunsubstantialstrucs 'V Hinges 15 similarly secure support 10 to seat ture`,"such Las a ihingedcabinetdoom is enf member 8 adjacent the opposite end thereof. abled tosupporta:comparativelyheavystruc l tween supports 9 and 10. The link member nse-iswholly'selfesupporting, depending for 7 50 ber 16 is securedby the offset hinge'lS to the isclaimedfisgj, 1..

16 is connectedby the ofs'ethinge -17 to the this inno wiseupon thedoor: And-when thef inner vface of support 9,"immediatelyfabove-..benchr is folded up...itsy weight .isfnicely -di` s-4 aperture 12. AThe opposite end of link memtributedsothat no undue'strain' results.;

l. In combination with a suitable mounting, a foldable bench comprising a seat member, supports pivoted thereon, a link pivoted to and connecting` the supports, perforate bearings fixed upon one of the supports, blocks fixed upon the mounting, one of the blocks bein Y positioned beneath and adjacent an end of said seat member, androds ixed between the blocks and passing through said perforate bearings. Y

2. In a bench adapted to Vbe vertically folded against a suitable mounting, the combination with such mounting of a seat 1nember`r 'supports hinged thereto, blocks on the mounting, vertical rods held b y the blocks, andbearings on one of` the supports and reeiprocable upon the rods, said seat member beingpositioned so that one end overhangs the locks, said end being rounded to clear the mounting upon folding of the bench.

3. The combination with a mountingmember, of a collapsible bench comprising a seat member, a pair of support members pivotally mounted at the ends of the seat member and a link between the support members and pivotally connected at its ends to one each of the f support members whereby the support members and link may be collapsed relative the seat for positioningthe supports and link in `substantial parallelism with one another and adjacent to and in substantial parallelism with the seat, the said hinged connections adapted to permit movement ofthe Y support members to substantially perpendicular positions relative the seat and link, and means for mounting` the bench on the mounting member for vertical movement of the benchrelative the mounting member when collapsing .and extending the bench relative the mounting member, Ywhereby the bench is raised relative the mounting member when thebench is moved to collapsed postion, and whereby the bench is lowered relative the *mounting member when moved to extended position and wherebj7 the seat in extended position is supported solely-by the support members and the mountingV member is relieved of all weight disposed upon the extende'dvbench. Y Y.

el. The combination with a cabinet, of a door pivotally mountedv on the cabinet to move about a vertical axis to opened and closed positions relative the cabinet, and a lcollapsible bench mounted on the inner face to permit movement of the support members to substantially perpendicular positions relative the seat and link, and means for mounting the bench on the door for vertical movement of the bench relative the door when collapsing and extending the bench relative the MICHAEL MAES.

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